bambooprincess
spending too much on rocks
I call him Foo Foo...
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Post by bambooprincess on Apr 29, 2009 21:47:06 GMT -5
The darn arbor siezes up on the drive shaft every time I use it no matter if I lubricate it or not before I use it. Any tips to help me deal with this? What happens is I can only use one aspect of the thing per night and have to wait until the next day when I can pry the arbor and shaft apart. I hate that! Anyway, Thanks for any help you can offer. Rebecca
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mc2
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by mc2 on Apr 30, 2009 5:27:26 GMT -5
Hi Rebecca, welcome to the message board. I am still very new to lapidary, and I also have the swap top. I will try to help. I have read the posts on here about the swap top, and I have experienced some of the quirks of the machine. All in all, I like it. While I have not had the problem you are describing, I have had some trouble with the set screw that holds the arbor in place on the shaft. The tool gets stuck in the set screw, and while trying to work it free, I have lossed the setscrew just a little, which wil cause the arbor to slip down the shaft. So I have learned to watch for that. I think I will go to the hardware store, get some more set screws and a tool. See if replacing those might help. Maybe the screw or tool that comes with it is a little defective. Now, about your problem. I can not think of what might be causing the arbor itself to be getting stuck on the shaft. When you tighten the set screw, you are making sure it is going on the flat part of the shaft? If it isn't snugged up on the flat part of the shaft, the wheel/arbor could twist a little on the shaft, causing the set screw to bind on the shaft. Another thing to look for, is to make sure there is no grit inside the arbor when placing it on the shaft. When using the little tool for adjusting the setscrew, I have found that it can be a little tricky making sure the tool is fully seated in the setscrew. If it is not fully in the setscrew, it can cause a person to think they are turning the screw, when all that is happening is that the tool and/or the screw is being rounded off, which is not good. That is all I can think of at the moment. You might try contacting Customer service at Inland for additional help. I will think on this some more, see if I can come up with any more ideas to help. Good luck with it. Mike
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bambooprincess
spending too much on rocks
I call him Foo Foo...
Member since April 2009
Posts: 318
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Post by bambooprincess on Apr 30, 2009 8:48:45 GMT -5
I hear ya Mike. I always make sure the set screw is applied to the flat part of the drive shaft. I have also had to replace the original set screw because it vanished one day while I was using the flat lap. I'll check for grit before I put things together next time. Maybe that is the problem. Thanks, Rebecca
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mc2
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Post by mc2 on Apr 30, 2009 11:17:28 GMT -5
Ok. Another thing to look at, is to look inside the arbor,where it slides over the shaft. Make sure there is not any kind of a metal burr inside. It should be clean and smooth. Also, look at the shaft, where the arbor fits. Make sure it is smooth, with no burrs. Hope to hear you find and fix the problem soon. Good luck!
Mike
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bambooprincess
spending too much on rocks
I call him Foo Foo...
Member since April 2009
Posts: 318
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Post by bambooprincess on May 11, 2009 15:55:02 GMT -5
Okay. After a friend came over and used his gear puller to get the arbor off it appears that I had a whopper of a burr on the shaft. Got that sanded down and now there is no problem.
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